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HF Receiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? TCXO ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + 9.9-10.5 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.3-56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.158 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 5 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz), 1.6 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 1.25 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.35 µV (29 / 50-54 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 750 Hz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 3 kHz roofing filter
Receiver system ? ? Double / Triple Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69.450 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? V 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? Max 400 mA 1.1 A (2 A max)
TX - Max 10 A 15 A (23 A max)

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
155 × 52 × 218 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 8.58 in)
Weight ? 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 53 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRDX-000500 YAESU-FT-000215 YAESU-FT-000891